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ya i bet! i agree there but for me it would have been 3g to 3gs, which the names say it all..
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i completely agree but thats apples fault for not giving what the iphone can already do. its capable of a lot more and a 10 second jailbreak gives it to you.
I jailbroke to see what the fuss was all about. Then I went back to stock. I'm not that taken with jailbreaks other than the tethering option.
Out of curiosity just how do you define "basic functionality" ?
To me basic functionality is ringing.
As of right now...
18 hours, 33 minutes until the WWDC 2010 Keynote.
The speed difference is quite a bit more than noticable... and the video was a +. Furthermore, having a 3Gs can STILL benefit you in new ways because now it will have multi-tasking while the 3G won't. I upgraded and I loved it.
18 hours, 33 minutes until the WWDC 2010 Keynote.
The speed difference is quite a bit more than noticable... and the video was a +. Furthermore, having a 3Gs can STILL benefit you in new ways because now it will have multi-tasking while the 3G won't. I upgraded and I loved it.
Actually Apple was ahead of the times in this regard. They used to live stream Steves keynotes many years ago, but then quit it again. I think the keyword here is "control". If there is even the smallest glitch in the presentation (and that has happened before) then Steve doesn't want it broadcasted.
Hence they do it this way now, so they can edit out any imperfections.
Control freak to the bone, you know.
Ditto. For me, these arguments are the same as those used to justify the purchase of beige pc boxes - tinkering, customization, blabla - most people need and want reliability and stability, not a hobbyist's toy...to each his own, I presume...
iPhone OS 4 will work on the 3G. Get your facts straight. The 3GS was pointless.
8/10 :thumbs_up:
Almost made me rage, but it was very close. It seems you caught a few people, so I'd say you were fairly successful. This is a Spoiler Free thread after all (where it's sorta 'anything goes' until the link's up) so I wouldn't think people would be tied to the topic at hand enough to start a religious flame-war. But, it was very well written, didn't bash too hard (thus making 70% of the people reading rage-quit immediately) and it was smartly written, too (in such a way that it didn't go way over anybody's head, or be so dumb that it would be painfully obvious). Most importantly, you wrote it in such a way that most people, after only a single read-through would only pickup on "hey guise apple sux talk aboot sumth1ng else" and thus feel obligated to infuse their opinion in rage.
Overall, very good. It almost got me. :thumbs_up:
IMHO I thought the iPhone 3G was pointless (it was painfully slow with the same specs as the 2G just with 3g enabled) and the 3GS is miles faster (hardware wise). I thought the iPhone 3G should have been skipped and just have gone to the 3GS.
I feel sorry for all the folks that went from the 2G to the 3G iPhone when the 3GS was released.
You might want to include ALL the facts.
Yes it will work, but only a little.
The Multi-Tasking Feature will be Absent !
And, I think you have it backwards. The 3G was silly. The 3GS has more functionality across the board.
Exactly. We want reliability. Nay we demand it! My iPhone on ATT drops calls a ton. My wife's non-"smart" phone on ATT doesnt drop calls. My EVO in 3 days hasnt dropped a single call AND it does everything else I said it does. Sounds like win win for me. I'm no fanboy of either OS. Im just choosing the best option available.
I felt sorry for all the fools that waited in endless lines to grab a 3G. I walked right into the store the next day, traded money for phone and walked on out. But yeah, the 3G was not a good phone at all. Dropped calls PLUS a processor that lagged horribly when playing a game as simple as Solitaire. Ouch. For people that play a lot of games, I can understand completely why they'd want the faster speed of the 3GS. Try playing Plants vs Zombies on the 3G. Its awful. Much better on the 3GS. Phone functionality is just as awful on both though.
I just recently sold my iPhone 3GS (should change my signature) and went back to T-mobile with a Nexus one (IMHO the best phone I've ever used thus far, I never thought that it could trump the 3GS but it does for me!).
I find that the iPhone 4G will have similar functions and specs (such as the AMOLED display) that the Nexus one already has. Plus I LOVE the ability to put a 3rd party battery (I put a Seidio 3200 mAh battery) in the Nexus one and now I can use wireless tethering on 5 devices (mostly the iPad and my macbook pro) from my Nexus for a continuous 20+ hours! Oh and the androids bulit in turn by turn Navigation system is just awesome (my 2nd best feature next to the incredible long wifi tethering)!
One last thing I like to mention is that the T-mobile's 3G is ALOT faster than the ATT's 3G. I think its due to the HSPA from T-mobile.
A bonus for me with Android is that you get 24 hours to decide if you want to keep an app you purchased. Id love to have that on the Touch. It would do away with the need for demo lite versions.
